An illuminated collection of surahs and prayers, copied by Mehmed Hilmi Efendi, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 136 leaves, plus 2 fly-leaves, 11 lines to the page written in naskh in black ink, ruled in black and gold, verses separated by gold and polychrome roundels of different designs, surah headings and titles in red within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, f.2b with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece , f.72b to 77a with gold and polychrome illuminated hilyehs and diagrams, in dark red gilt and stamped leather binding, with flap
text panel: 10.2 by 5.5cm.
leaf: 14 by 9.2cm.
Sotheby's, London, The Shakerine Collection: Calligraphy in Qur'ans and other Manuscripts, 23 October 2019, lot 67
N. Safwat, A Collector’s Eye. Islamic calligraphy in Qur’ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, no.75, pp.282-5
Mehmed Hilmi (d.1900-01), was originally from the city of Ermenak and was active in Istanbul in the second half of the nineteenth century. Student of the grand Sufi calligraphy master Kadiasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi, he also served in the Office of the Sheikh al-Islam and became the religious representative of the Sherif of Mecca in Istanbul. A calligraphic muraqqa' copied by Mehmed Hilmi was offered in these rooms, 24 October 2018, lot 30.
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